American Primitive
December 28, 2008 by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay
Genre: Drama, 93 min.
Rating: NR
Director: Gwen Wynne
Writer: Gwen Wynne, Mary Beth Fielder
Starring: Tate Donovan,Danielle Savre, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Adam Pascal, Anne Ramsey
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: USA, 2009
Synopsis: Alternately funny and heartbreaking, American Primitive tells the story of the havoc that surrounds a teenaged girl’s life when she discovers her widowed father is gay. Inspired by true events, the film is set in small-town America against the backdrop of suspicion, traditional family values, and the rapidly changing sexual identity of the ’70s.
Official Website: AmericanPrimitiveMovie.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 PM
Annenberg Auditorium
Tuesday, January 13, 1:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
[...] City’s loss is Palm Springs’ gain. Passed over by Sundance, American Primitive will have its world premiere Saturday at the 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. [...]